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Life on Land Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Responsible Consumption and Production SDGs

Nonhuman Animal Voice in Business and Society

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped, Anna Zhuravleva explores mankind’s relationship with non-human animals through posthumanism perspectives, how we historically have organized together, how we should change our relationship to animals and the role of accreditation schemes with Linda Tallberg, Assistant Professor in Management and Organisation at Hanken.   This is the seventh and last episode […]

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Partnerships for the Goals Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions SDGs

Cross-sector Political Action for Sustainability

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped, Anna Zhuravleva and Visa Penttilä, a postdoctoral researcher, discuss cross-sector collaboration in lobbying for regulation and how it can provide means for moving forward with issues of corporate responsibility and sustainability. They discuss how different sectors can join forces in political action, as well as how the societal and […]

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Climate Action Life on Land Reduced Inequalities SDGs Sustainable Cities and Communities

Recognizing Different Worldviews Through Ontological Multiplicity

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped we explore ontological multiplicity, the challenges of modern ontology, practical examples of how it affects what is considered responsible and sustainable by different actors involved and how we all can benefit from understanding the worldviews that govern our own sense-making. To navigate through this complex topic and help illustrate […]

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Decent Work and Economic Growth Gender Equality Quality Education Reduced Inequalities Responsible Consumption and Production SDGs

Addressing the intersection of inequality

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped, Anna Zhuravleva discusses intersectional inequalities as different systems of social inequality – such as gender, social class, and marital status with Inkeri Tanhua, Doctoral student in Management and Organization, and Neema Komba, Doctoral student in Entrepreneurship, Management and Organization. Together they explore practical examples of how inequalities take shape, […]

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Gender Equality Quality Education Reduced Inequalities SDGs

Algorithmic Bias – the Dark Side of Social Media

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped Anna Zhuravleva dives into the topic of algorithmic bias in social media, why it is a sustainability issue and what can be done for a more responsible social media presence together with Associate Professor Mikko Vesa and Doctoral Researcher Anna Maaranen. In the episode we focus on question such […]

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SDGs

Responsible Organising for a Sustainable Future

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped, Anna Zhuravleva talks to Janne Tienari, Professor in Management and Organisation and Maria Sandberg, Postdoctoral researcher at Centre for Corporate Responsibility, about Responsible Organising: what it is, how it supports sustainability transitions, and its role as a research area at Hanken. We also get to hear about their co-edited […]

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Partnerships for the Goals Responsible Consumption and Production SDGs

A Constructive Critique of Corporate Social Responsibility

In this episode of Sustainability Unwrapped, Anna Zhuravleva explores together with Martin Fougère, Professor in Management and Politics and Nikodemus Solitander, Researcher and Director of the Centre for Corporate Responsibility, the historical emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR), why it does not lead to transformative change, and in what instances CSR as a concept can […]

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Reduced Inequalities SDGs

How Tech Can Support Better Access to Legal Services

Technology in legal design utilizes all kinds of technology to solve legal problems and facilitate work in the legal domain. Creating access and easily understandable legislation through tech can minimize many issues that currently stand. But how can we translate the complex legal language to everyday language? Why is there a need for technology in […]

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Decent Work and Economic Growth Gender Equality Good Health and Well-being Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure No Poverty Partnerships for the Goals Reduced Inequalities Responsible Consumption and Production

Taste the Change – the role of human rights in the business sector

This year constitutes the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The principles are “a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent and address human rights abuses committed in business operations”1. Since the release of the principles in 2011, businesses have increasingly started to accept and adopt their […]

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Affordable and Clean Energy Clean Water and Sanitation Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Life Below Water Reduced Inequalities

Tensions of Sustainable Water Governance

Sustainable water governance is expected to solve problems related to water scarcity, hydro-electricity and water contamination, to name a few. How do we understand sustainability in relation to water governance? Why do many water interventions labelled as “sustainable” produce highly contradictory results? In this episode, Mira Käkönen talks about how dams are marketed as multi-purpose, […]